Direct labor cost is that labor which directly related with manufacturing of products like machine workers etc while indirect labor cost is that labor cost which directly not manufacturing product but required as well like line mangers or factory supervisors salary etc.
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Direct labor are not part of overhead costs and shown separately while indirect labor are part of overhead costs and included in overhead cost because those labor cannot be allocated separately or identifiable separately.
It is done so to keep control on costs as direct costs are controllable while indirect costs are not.
Indirect costs(salaries, materials not directly involved in manufacturing), period costs(selling and admin costs)
Answer this question...why do managers cosider direct costs to be more accurate than indirect costs?
Direct cost are those costs which varies directly with variation in volume of products units like direct labor or direct material while indirect cost has not direct connection with volume of units of products like depreciation building rent supervisors salary etc.